Flash Update #7: The Impact of the Situation in Sudan on Ethiopia (As of 12 May 2023)

Highlights

• Over 18,500 have crossed the Metema border since 21 April, with close to 500 new arrivals on 11 May.

• Up to 100,000 Ethiopians and 30,000 third country nationals are projected1 to enter Ethiopia from Sudan, based on observations of flows of people arriving at border points.

• Incident Command Post in Gendawuha convenes today. Coordinated response and reporting on top of agenda to support scaling-up the response.

Situation Overview

Ethiopia continues to receive people arriving from Sudan, since the situation in the latter broke out mid-April. Ethiopian returnees, third country nationals, as well as Sudanese continue to enter the country via its border crossing points in the regions of Amhara (Metema), Benishangul Gumuz (Kurmuk) and Gambella (Pagak/Bubieyr), with Metema receiving to date the highest number of crossings at 18,5312. Authorities and partners continue to respond to needs at the borders with limited funds and resources. Four hundred sixty-nine (469) people, of which 318 are Ethiopians and 151 of third country nationality arrived in Metema on 11 May. Similar daily arrivals between a range of 400 -700 have been observed on a daily basis in the past week, slightly less compared to the first two weeks of arrivals in the thousands. However, more arrivals in larger numbers are anticipated in the coming days.